Our Last Goodbye

If you have a MAC1014, then you MAY have an issue. The back/bottom of the cup that is within the cross member inside the stock where the attaching bolt goes through is too far forward for the length of the recoil tube. The recoil tube length on my MAC1014 is just about a 32nd shy of 8". The length between the bottom of the cup inside the cross member to the front of the stock is about 7 and 7/8. So that leaves a gap that looks to be around 3/32 or so. You can see from the pics that even if the parts could come together, the lines might still not line up. Also (a smaller problem but), the threads of the replacement screw/bolt that was sent along do not match the threads of the original. The mount bolt Mesa Tactical includes in their kits is the M8 x 1 x 25mm length used by Benelli. MAC threads their recoil tubes using M8 x 1.25 threads so even if the parts could come together and the lines between did line up, then you will still need to purchase a new mount bolt. Mesa's customer support was excellent in getting back via email, and they offered a few suggestions that they said that some of their other MAC1014 customers/owners did. One was to use a drill to drill down from the top of the stock and into the cup inside the cross member in order to remove a small amount of material. But the cross member is already none too thick and I don't have a drill that long or the means to do it. Soooo... that didn't sound like such a good idea to me. The other suggestion was to use a heat gun to heat the cross member just enough to be pliable then insert the recoil tube and use it to push the cross member back a bit. But that didn't sound like such a good idea either because with my luck I'd break it. A better solution would be to manufacture the stock so that the cross member and cup are placed a bit further back and then depending on the length of the recoil tube, a spacer or washer or two could be added to the inside of the cup and against the rear of the recoil tube. (Or just redesign the whole thing). I returned the stock. It's just not worth risking that kind of money by making things worse and then not being able to get a refund. Bummer. I was really looking forward to having this stock.